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Child's bow
Object Number 08-4-10/73230
Display Title Child's bow
Descriptions
Object Description Child's bow. Possibly for boys arrow shooting ceremony.
Inventory Description Bow, carved wood, suede wrapped, black/blue painted design, sinew line
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms Upper Klamath; Ishi Pishi
Materials Yew, Suede, Sinew, Cinnabar
Dimensions Overall: 50 x 8.9 x 3 cm (19 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-4-10/73230
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1908)
Collector Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
Owner Penny Tom (1908)
Donor Donated by Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow

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